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New Tutor for Glass School

Kathryn Wightman, a successful glass artist from the United Kingdom, has accepted the permanent full time position of Glass Tutor at Whanganui UCOL - Quay School of the Arts.

Kathryn will teach at the Whanganui Glass School when she arrives next term. Whanganui UCOL Head of Creative Programmes Sally Jane deSalazar is looking forward to having Kathryn on board, and said Kathryn is a dedicated hot glass and kiln glass artist in her own right, and well qualified for the role. The three year glass diploma taught at Whanganui's Glass School is an internationally recognised programme and is not taught anywhere else in New Zealand.

The renowned Slovenian artist, Matej Andraž Vogrinčič, known for his large-scale artistic interventions in the public space, opened his new project in the TR3 Gallery, Ljubljana. It is a spatial installation, called Gmota (Mass) and made up of 9,000 different tumblers.

Artist Josh Simpson exhibits at Smithsonian Craft Show Glass artist Josh Simpson's fascination with the natural wonders of the universe is evident in his intricate platters, which resemble galaxies, as well as his one-of-a-kind planet-like spheres.

Bombay Sapphire To Showcase New Zealand Glass Artists.Global glass art alongside NZ's best in Blue Room Exhibition, Auckland - 26/27 October, Wellington - 2/3/4 November 2007The best of New Zealand's glass art will take centre stage for the first time in October 2007 at two unique exhibitions, created by Bombay Sapphire in Auckland and Wellington.The exhibition will open to the public in Auckland on the 26th and 27th of October at Aveia Gallery and then travel to Wellington where it will be displayed at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts from Friday 2nd November to Sunday 4th November.